MAHUA BUTTER

Description

Madhuca longifolia is an Indian tropical tree found largely in the central and north Indian plains and forests. It belongs to the family Sapotaceae.

This tree is found in central parts of India and sub mountainous parts of the Himalayan region. The barks, flowers, leaves as well as the seeds of the plant are used in medicinal drugs.

Madhuca Indica is also known as butter tree. This large deciduous tree usually is 20 meters in height and has a large top. The leaves are thick and small. The musk scented flowers are fleshy and dull near the end of the branches. The fruits of the plant are also fleshy and are greenish brown in color with shiny seeds.

The tree of the Madhuca Indica is an important source of food for tribes in central as well as western India. The plant is also used in alcohol, syrups and vinegars. The oil of the plant is also an additive in the manufacturing of soaps.

MEDICINAL USE

• For expelling worms from the body.

• Cures biliousness or congestion of the liver.

• Cures ulcers and leprosy and is used for fractures.

• Helps in rheumatism.

• Helps in curing heart diseases and ear complaints.

• Cures diseases of the blood, bronchitis and tuberculosis.

• Promotes the removal of mucous secretions from the bronchial tubes.

• Helps in increasing the secretion of milk in lactating mothers.

• Helps in soothing the alimentary tract and relieving inflammation and is also used for coughs.

• Cures orchitis or the inflammation of the testes.

• Cures piles and is good for skin diseases.

BENEFITS

Mowrah butter has antioxidant and emollient properties and is used to alleviate skin diseases, rheumatism and headache. It is also a natural laxative and considered to be a useful supplement to mitigate constipation, piles and haemorrhoids. It’s used in detoxifying therapies as an emetic. Tribal folk also harness it as an illuminant and hair fixer. Homemade liquor produced from the flowers is largely colourless, with a whitish tinge and isn’t very strong. Mowrah flowers are also used to manufacture jam, which is being made by tribal cooperatives in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra. The leaves of Madhuca indica (M. longifolia) are fed on by the moth Antheraea paphia, which produces tassar silk (tussah), a form of wild silk of commercial importance in India.

CERTIFICATION

MRT gives the product which is grown under the stringent organic standards of NPOP, NOP, and EU certification by LACON, GERMANY.